picador

pic·a·dor

P0283800 (pĭk′ə-dôr′, pē′kä-dôr′)n. pl. pic·a·dors or pic·a·do·res (pē′kä-dō′rĕs) A horseman in a bullfight who lances the bull's neck muscles so that it will tend to keep its head low for the later stages of the fight.

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[Spanish, from picar, to prick; see picaro.]

picador

(ˈpɪkəˌdɔː) n (Bullfighting) bullfighting a horseman who pricks the bull with a lance in the early stages of a fight to goad and weaken it[C18: from Spanish, literally: pricker, from picar to prick; see pique¹]

pi•ca•dor

(ˈpɪk əˌdɔr, ˌpɪk əˈdɔr)

n., pl. -dors, -do•res (-ˈdɔr iz) one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens a bullfight by jabbing the bull's shoulder muscles with a lance. [1790–1800; < Sp: literally, pricker =pic(ar) to prick (see pique¹) + -ador < Latin -ātor -ator]

picador

a mounted bullfighter who jabs the bull between the shoulders with a lance to enrage it.See also: Bulls and Bullfighting

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picador - the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head lowbullfighter, toreador - someone who fights bullsequestrian, horseback rider, horseman - a man skilled in equitation

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